UNT is the university for North Texas

Every day, UNT reaches out to the community to create partnerships and offer helpful services, making us the university for North Texas. UNT enriches, inspires and helps the communities of the region in many ways.

An annual gathering of some of the most talented storytellers in the country, who share their stories, life-changing experiences and expertise with aspiring writers during three days of lectures, panels, one-on-one sessions, and student classes.

Community service and volunteers

Looking for volunteer opportunities?

UNT's Center for Leadership and Service links students who want to serve with causes that need assistance, including off-campus projects that support community needs and on-campus projects. By connecting UNT students with volunteer opportunities, the center develops learning opportunities to engage students as active citizens and leaders in the global community.

Need volunteers?

Become a partner with UNT's Center for Leadership and Service. UNT has 37,000 students and 5,000 employees, making it an excellent source of volunteers. Whether you need someone with a particular skill, a volunteer for one hour a week, or a lot of bodies to staff an event, we want to help.

UNT has many student organizations dedicated to service and volunteerism. Visit our student orgs website to discover the various ways UNT students give back to the community (click on "Service" link under "Browse By Category").

Lifelong learning & professional development

Designed for fun and intellectual development (learning simply for the joy of learning), the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides an extensive range of classes, travel programs and social activities for adults age 50 and older.

Responds to the needs of families through research, advocacy, resources and leadership and helps start partnerships between parents, schools, and agencies through research and seminars. Formerly the Center for Parent Education.

Play therapy uses play—children's natural medium of expression—to help them express their feelings more easily through toys instead of words. The center provides play therapy services including individual play therapy, group play therapy and parent training.

Provides investigative encounters that engage students of all ages in field activities and discovery experiences, designed to encourage sound environmental decision making and responsible environmental stewardship.

Office of Outreach

Elm Fork Explorer's Camp and Discovery Camp

Elm Fork Explorer's Camps are week-long half-day science education sessions for 2nd through 8th graders that can be combined with Discovery camps (which are more about recreation and arts and crafts and less about science) to create full-day programs.

From summer camps to international conferences, event management services can help you arrange meeting and recreational spaces, housing, dining services, transportation, social events and all the support services you need for a successful event.

The Gateway Banquet and Conference Center is a 28,000 square foot, multi-level facility located on the entrance to campus. Services include meeting rooms, outdoor spaces and an extensive banquet facility.